Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-05-05


ing for some modification in the inter
probation of The inter-State commerce
law.
A lover of statistics has calculated
that $4,000 stitches are required for a
hand-sewed shirt.
The eviction of settlers from Big
Bend, Oak, has begun under the order
of the Z Government.
At Chardon O., Charles NJ Thompson
received a sentence TO five wears in the
penitentiary for bigamy.
In the Nova Scotia assembly the "an>
nexstiOn to the United States resolution
was lost-yea l, nays 26.
Governor Foraker has appointed John
Follett member of the Harrison
monument commission.
At Peru, Ind. six-year-old son of
John Fincher was shot and mortally
by an unknown assassin.
Sir Edwasd Thornton has arrived in
New York, representing the English
holders of Virginia bonds.
Disease often turks in a dirty dish>
cloths greasy sink, an unclean teakettle
and poorly-ventilated oven.
Flannel should be washed in hot soap
suds and rinsed in bot water containing
soap enough to soften it little.
A small bag of sulpher kept in a
drawer or closet that is infested with
red ants will quickly disperse them.
The Interstate commerce commission
ers are at Atlanta, Ga, and will take up
test cases to which to apply the law.
Toledo dedicated her new $4,000
l o o F temple on Tuesday of last week,
1t was the 6Sth anniversary of the order.
Judge Bingham,o of Columbus, appoint
ed chief justice of the District of Coz
lumbia, has received notice to report
for duty at once.
The investigation of election frauds
in st. Louis has resulted in the indict-
ment of half dozen very prominent
Democratic officials.
Colonel Lunoz and M NJ Zaralla, OF
the Mexican army. fought duel at San
L
and both were killed.
Mary McCsrty was found dead at
Cleveland, having been strangled to
death by some unknown fiend who at
tempted to ravish her.
In Harrison county, Texas, Caleb
Foster colored, while insane, caught bis
3 year old child by the leps and dashed
its brains out against tree.
Tuesday April 26, was Memorial Day
In the south, and it was observed at
Augusta, Ga, and elsewhere with
speeches and appropriate ceremonies.
Barnum has compromised his Jumbo
ttauugo suit -agufusU The Grand Trunk
railway for $4,000 and free transporta'
tion of his show for the coming season
From the action of the Kentucky
Democratic county conventions, held
Saturday, the indications are that Gen
Buckner will be nominated for Cover
nor.
1t is intimated in the U S treasury
department that the balance of the
per cent loan outstanding, about $50,
100000. will remain uudisturbed until
after June 80.
The Greenback Labor party of Pitts
burg, numbering between four and five
thousand members. have dissolved their
organization aud Joined the Henry
George party.
James Nixon. an old hermit living
near Harmonsville, Butler county, Pa,
was robbed of So. 800 in cash and Gov
ernment securities which he had secret
ed in his house.
Policeman Charles Jones, who shot
and killed his wife at an Italian ball
recently, in Pittsburg, was sentenced to
10 years in the penitentiary for volun
tary manslaughter.
1t is asserted that President Cleveland
prepared letter, declaring that he
would not be candidate for reelection
but yielded to the persuasion of friends
and withholds it for the present.
The wife of DIR W Wilson. dentist, of
Baltimore, while suffering from insom-
mia, took dose of corrosive sublimate,
cut her throat and threw herself from a
second story window. She is dead.